Superbowl Boulevard Takes Over Times Square

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Fans marvel at the giant roman numerals of Super Bowl 48.

The Super Bowl Boulevard opened to the public on January 29, taking over Times Square and running from 34th Street and Broadway up to 46th Street. From three days, the Boulevard was alive with multiple activities and games for football fans.

The featured attraction, a giant toboggan hill, cost $5 per ride. Engineered by GMC, the toboggan was 60 feet tall and a whopping 180 feet long, and was sold out of tickets by 3 p.m. on Saturday. Football fans enjoyed sliding down the massive toboggan from open to close daily.

All other activities on the Boulevard were free. Fans could snap a photo with the Vince Lombardi trophy, kick a field goal, run through an obstacle course, and even get a free slice of Papa John’s pizza. There was an Xbox One tent that provided multiple systems for fans to play on, and the M&M and Snickers tent fueled all their visitors with chocolate.

The NFL Network, ESPN, and FOX all had broadcast sets equipped to report on all the action. Twenty NFL athletes signed autographs for fans free of charge while the Bacon Brothers, Michael Cavenaugh, Café Wha? Band and Blondie performed on a stage between 39th and 40th Street.

Aside from being squished along the sidewalks from a massive amount of foot traffic, Seahawk and Bronco fans alike had a ball.

Seahawk fans Joe and Patricia Unsell traveled from Seattle to watch the big game.
Seahawk fans Joe and Patricia Unsell traveled from Seattle to watch the big game.
From left to right, Iyad Allis, his cousin Michael Malachi, and Allis' nephew Rami Maaliki, came to see their first Super Bowl. "I'm pretty sure the marijuana laws in both states help. We seem to all be calm and hungry," said Allis.
From left to right, Iyad Allis, his cousin Michael Malachi, and Allis’ nephew Rami Maaliki, came to see their first Super Bowl. “I’m pretty sure the marijuana laws in both states help. We seem to all be calm and hungry,” says Allis.
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Fans waited in a monstrous line to ride the 60 feet toboggan.
Fans wait in a monstrous line to ride the 60 feet toboggan.
Fans walk through pillars of screens, which play clips of NFL history.
Fans walk through pillars of screens, which play clips of NFL history.
Staff hands out free badges that allow participants to scan their cards at each tent, keeping track of all the activities they have completed.
Staff hands out free badges that allow participants to scan their cards at each tent, keeping track of all the activities they have completed.
Gamers huddled around screens and watched others play the new racing game, Forza Motorsport 5.
Gamers huddle around screens and watch others play the new racing game, Forza Motorsport 5.
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A young Giants fan poses as his father snaps a photo.
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Seahawk fans take a family photo to commemorate their day at the Super Bowl Boulevard.
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A young girl flies across the finish line, beating her father at the obstacle course.

 

From left to right, Ryan Sullivan, Dave Lopez, Scotty Lopez, and Michael Sullivan, although all Giants fans, got in the Super Bowl spirit.

 

 

 

 

 

Shea Carmen Swan
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Shea Carmen Swan is a junior at Lang, majoring in Journalism + Design, minoring in Gender Studies. With 4 semesters of Free Press under her belt, she enjoys writing all things LGBTQIA and currently writes for Posture Magazine, a queer arts publication. Kyriacrchy.wordpress.com & Soilscript.wordpress.com host most of her literary work.

By Shea Carmen Swan

Shea Carmen Swan is a junior at Lang, majoring in Journalism + Design, minoring in Gender Studies. With 4 semesters of Free Press under her belt, she enjoys writing all things LGBTQIA and currently writes for Posture Magazine, a queer arts publication. Kyriacrchy.wordpress.com & Soilscript.wordpress.com host most of her literary work.

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